Right now, millions of children around the world are acutely malnourished.
Many need round-the-clock care, medicine and life-saving foods like special milk formula and high-nutrient peanut paste just to survive.
With your help, we can get them through the first critical 24 hours - so they can begin to recover.
Whether you give a few pennies or plenty of pounds, you can help children during those critical 24 hours.
Stopping hunger is messy work - but the solution costs peanuts. Watch to find out the difference your donation can make.
Every second counts for a malnourished child
Our programmes provide vital, life-saving treatment to malnourished children around the world, like 4-year-old Ubah* from Somalia. Please send a gift to help during:
The first 24 hours
When children are acutely malnourished, the first 24 hours of medicine, monitoring and special milk formula can be the difference between life and death
The first month
After the first crucial 24 hours, a feeding programme gives children the essential nutrients they need to grow stronger
The future
When a child recovers from malnutrition, we can help them stay healthy through long-term solutions like teaching families to grow their own food
Meet Fadumo and Ubah*
This is Fadumo. She's a healthcare hero, and this is her story:
"Hi, I'm Fadumo. I am a nurse. I work at the special childcare centre in Somalia for children who are malnourished.
I am in charge of the place! I supervise the staff and work hard for my patients. Often, they are children who were born into very poor families. To work for them makes me proud.
It is very difficult to watch a kid who has been in a critical condition. When they are happy again and when they leave the hospital, it is very beautiful. You feel the outcome of what you have done."
This is Ubah*. She and her mum Yasmiin* share a special bond: "I want for her to live a good life," says Yasmiin.
Life hasn't been easy for 4-year-old Ubah. She was born with a heart condition, which makes her especially vulnerable to severe acute malnutrition.
Ubah received life-saving care from Fadumo and the team, including antibiotics and special milk formula.
Yasmiin says: "She could not drink well, but within 24 hours I felt good to see my child playing ...When I leave this place, I see my daughter walking, enjoying herself and playing with the kids. Her face is bright, happy and calm.”
Fadumo says: "One of my lasting memories was seeing Ubah's family relieved and happy of seeing their daughter get better - especially her mother who was extremely sad about her daughter’s sickness."
HOW YOUR DONATIONS HELP
We met baby Fatima* in 2019 at one of our health centres, where she was receiving life-saving care for acute malnutrition. Fatima beat the odds and returned home to her family. Now see how she's grown!
Malnutrition is a race against time
Millions of children around the world are malnourished. Our staff are working round the clock to save lives. Your donation could help a child survive the first critical hours - and help them recover.
*We've changed Ubah, Fatima and Fatun's name to keep them safe.
